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Checklist for Family Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 (Digger & Sand wasps)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1531
6334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
62
1445
6216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
722
4845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
343
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphecidae
Latreille, 1802
Digger & Sand wasps, Digger Wasp, Digger wasps, Sand Wasps
16
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
16 Genera with 75 Species
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1888Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Bembex Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dynatus Lepeletier d..., 18321SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1895Grass-carrying Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Palmodes Kohl, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Penepodium Menke, 190219SpeciesTaxom
Podium Fabricius, 197410SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Pterogorytes1SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1843Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1845Digger wasps12SpeciesTaxom
Stangeella Menke, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18978SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
75 Species
Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Ammophila gracilis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila harti Fernald, 1931
Ammophila micans (Cameron, 1888)⇒ Ammophila gaumeri Cameron, 1888
Bembex punctata Fabricius, 1775
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chlorion hemiprasinum Sichel, 1863
Dynatus nigripes Westwood, 1832
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila binodis Fabricius, 1798
Eremnophila eximia Lepeletier d..., 1845
Eremnophila melanaria Dahlbom, 1843
Eremnophila opulenta Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Eremnophila willinki Menke, 1964
Isodontia costipennis Spinola, 1851
Isodontia cyanipennis Fabricius, 1793
Isodontia dolosa Kohl, 1895
Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Penepodium brasiliense Schrottky, 1903
Penepodium distinguendum Kohl, 1902
Penepodium egregium de Saussure, 1867
Penepodium fallax Kohl, 1902
Penepodium foeniforme Perty, 1833
Penepodium fumipenne Taschenberg, 1869
Penepodium gorianum Lepeletier d..., 1845
Penepodium haematogastrum Spinola, 1851
Penepodium junonium Schrottky, 1903
Penepodium latro Kohl, 1902
Penepodium luteipenne Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Penepodium mocsaryi Kohl, 1902
Penepodium pauloense Schrottky, 1903
Penepodium princeps Kohl, 1902
Penepodium romandinum de Saussure, 1867
Penepodium spretum Kohl, 1902
Penepodium taschenbergi Kohl, 1902
Penepodium triste Kohl, 1902
Penepodium viduatum Kohl, 1902
Podium agile Kohl, 1902
Podium angustifrons Kohl, 1902
Podium batesianum W. Schulz, 1904
Podium denticulatum F. Smith, 1856
Podium foxii Kohl, 1902
Podium fumigatum Perty, 1833
Podium intermissum Kohl, 1902
Podium rufipes Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Podium sexdentatum Taschenberg, 1869
Podium trigonopsoides Menke, 1974Submarine Mosquito
Prionyx bifoveolatus Taschenberg, 1869
Prionyx fervens Linnaeus, 1758
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Pterogorytes plaumanni
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron asiaticum Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron fistularium Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex abdominalis (Cresson, 1873)⇒ Palmodes dimidiatus De Geer, 1773
Sphex brasilianus Saussure, 1867
Sphex caliginosus Erichson, 1849
Sphex castaneipes Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex latreillei Lepeletier d..., 1831
Sphex latro Erichson, 1849
Sphex melanopus Dahlbom, 1843
Sphex nitidiventris (Spinola, 1851)⇒ Sphex resplendens Kohl, 1885
Sphex opacus Dahlbom, 1845
Sphex servillei Lepeletier d..., 1845
Stangeella cyaniventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Trigonopsis cooperi Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trigonopsis intermedia de Saussure, 1867
Trigonopsis neotropica Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis rufiventris Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Trigonopsis schunkei Vardy, 1978
Trigonopsis vicina Dalla Torre, 1897
Trigonopsis violascens Dalla Torre, 1897

Subnodes of Sphecidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyAmmophilinae
André, 1886
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySceliphrinae
Ashmead, 1899
6
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphecinae
Latreille, 1802
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sphecidae at artfakta.se
Sphecidae at dyntaxa.se
Sphecidae at gbif.org
Sphecidae at irmng.org
Sphecidae at itis.gov